Monday, June 7, 2010 An acrobatic group known by the name of Spelbound has been declared as the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010, a televised variety talent show competition broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom. As the winning act of the show, Spelbound have won £100,000 (US$144,580, €120,313, A$175,079) and a place at The Royal Variety Performance, an annual gala evening that is attended by senior members of the British Royal Family. In no particular order, the top three acts were revealed to be two dancers known by…
Africans keep the leading position at 2008 Mumbai Marathon
Sunday, January 20, 2008 The Standard Chartered Marathon, nicknamed “The Greatest Race on Earth“, held its third stage in Mumbai, India today. Because of the scorching hot weather in India, marathon runners had to adapt to the weather to overcome the challenge. More than 30,000 runners participated in this race, joined by local NGOs and disabled who participated in a special charity short-distance running including 6km dream run, 4.3 km senior, and 2.5km wheel-chair classes. Gabriela Szabo, former Romanian Olympic Gold Medalist, named as charity ambassador of the race, was…
Twelve injured in Washington after ride at fair topples over
Sunday, April 19, 2009 At least twelve children have been injured after a swing ride at the Puyallup, Washington Spring Fair toppled over. The ride is called a ‘LollySwing’, which is located in Kiddyland, where the riders sit in swings while the machine spins them around. It is owned by Funtastic Traveling Shows which has been a ride provider for the fair for over 50 years. The accident happened at around 6:30 p.m. (PDT). Injuries are being described as mostly cuts and bruises, but one child was reported to have…
Controversy raised about 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 A controversy has arisen regarding this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. Two fellow scientists contest whether Canadian George E. Smith and American Willard Boyle deserved the prize. It was awarded for the invention of the charge-coupled device, which is essential in modern digital photography. The main dispute was raised during an October interview by Eugene Gordon and Mike Tompsett, two now-retired colleagues from Bell labs. They claim that Smith and Boyle were not the main scientists behind CCD changing into image capturing technology. Charge-coupled devices move…
UEFA Euro 2016, Last 16: France-Republic of Ireland, Germany-Slovakia, Hungary-Belgium
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 On Sunday, in the Last 16 knockout phase of UEFA Euro 2016, France defeated the Republic of Ireland 2–1, Germany defeated Slovakia 3–0, and Hungary lost to Belgium 0–4. Ireland won an early penalty kick as Paul Pogba brought down an Irish player in the penalty area. Robbie Brady scored from the penalty slot as the hosts trailed by a goal after just two minutes. Antoine Griezmann equalised for France minutes before the hour mark. Moments after the hour mark, Griezmann scored the second goal and…
Warhol’s photo legacy spread by university exhibits
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Evansville, Indiana, United States — This past week marked the opening night of an Andy Warhol exhibit at the University of Southern Indiana. USI’s art gallery, like 189 other educational galleries and museums around the country, is a recipient of a major Warhol donor program, and this program is cultivating new interest in Warhol’s photographic legacy. Wikinews reporters attended the opening and spoke to donors, exhibit organizers and patrons. The USI art gallery celebrated the Thursday opening with its display of Warhol’s Polaroids, gelatin silver prints…
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US Coast Guard rescues Iranian ship
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 A United States Coast Guard crew rescued six Iranian seamen from a ship in distress yesterday. The cargo ship Ya-Hassan was rescued about 50NM (92.6km) off the coast of Umm Qasr, Iraq. The ship’s engine room had flooded. This is the second time within a week that a United States crew has rescued Iranian citizens. According to the United States Navy, the Ya-Hassan signaled Coast Guard cutter Monomoy around 3 a.m. local time (0000 UTC) with signal flares and flashlights. Once rescued, the seamen were given…
Iraqi army regains control over Peshmerga fighters’ occupied Kirkuk
Thursday, October 19, 2017 Yesterday, the Iraqi army said they had regained control over the city of Kirkuk, which was occupied by Peshmerga fighters of Kurdistan’s autonomous regions. After a 48-hour long operation to regain control, Iraqi joint operation command said, “Security has been restored in sectors of Kirkuk, including Dibis, Al-Multaqa, and the Khabbaz and Bai Hassan North and South oil fields”. They named areas in Mosul’s Nineveh province as under army control as well. The oil fields of Bai Hassan and Avana were captured by the army on…
Workers at Swansea auto parts plant vote to strike
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Workers at the Linamar automobile parts factory in Swansea, Wales voted by a wide margin today to strike, after an dispute over the firing of one of the worker’s union organisers remained unresolved. An 88% turnout resulted in a vote of 139 in favor of striking to 19 against. Canada-based Linamar took over the plant from Visteon in July 2008. Shortly after the takeover, Linamar offered 208 of the plant’s 360 workers voluntary redundancy, hoping to transfer work to Mexico; 140 accepted. Linamar claims to have…